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The Battle of Antietam took place during the American Civil War on this day in 1862. More than 23,000 men were killed, wounded, or missing. The Rebel advance was ended with heavy losses to both armies.

The Constitution of the United States of America was signed by delegates at the Constitutional Convention on this day in 1787.

Hiram King "Hank" Williams(September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953)

Regarded as one of the most significant and influential American singers and songwriters of the 20th century. Williams recorded 35 singles, five released posthumously, that reached the Top 10 of the Billboard Country & Western Best Sellers chart, including 11 that ranked number one, three posthumously.

On July 4, 1939, Yankees fans were given their chance to say farewell to Lou Gehrig.

John Calvin Coolidge Jr.(July 4, 1872 – January 5, 1933)

Calvin Coolidge was the 30th president of the United States who was mostly remembered for being a man of few words, which earn him the nickname Silent Cal. He was a farmer, school teacher, and local store clerk. Coolidge achieved national recognition for his handling of the Boston Police Strike of 1919. He held a record number of presidential press conferences for the time, totaling 520.

On this day in 1834, Cyrus McCormick patented the first practical mechanical reaper for farming. His invention allowed farmers to more than double their crop size.

On this day in 1982, a federal jury found John W. Hinckley Jr. not guilty of attempting to assassinate the president because he was legally insane at the time he shot President Reagan and three others on March 30, 1981.

President Reagan waves, then looks up before being shoved (AP)into Presidential limousine by Secret Service agents after being shot outside a hotel in Washington in 1981.

A once lost letter written by Abraham Lincoln responding to accusations of getting in the way of a corruption investigation, is worth more than $80,000 – and it is now for sale. The letter was one of several that were left in an abandoned house and lost for many years. It is dated Feb. 12, 1864 and was addressed to Secretary of the Treasury Salmon Chase, who Lincoln believed was behind “all the mischief” in an accusation that the nation’s 16th president was thwarting a congressional investigation of corruption.

Nathan Raab, the principal at The Raab Collection said…“This is a remarkable find, we have no doubt it will find an appreciative new home.”